Julio Velázquez

Julio Velázquez Santiago (born 5 October 1981) is a Spanish football manager.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velázquez and the second or maternal family name is Santiago.
Julio Velázquez
Personal information
Full name Julio Velázquez Santiago
Date of birth (1981-10-05) 5 October 1981
Place of birth Salamanca, Spain
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Teams managed
Years Team
1997–2000 San Nicolás (youth)
2000–2002 Sur (youth)
2002–2003 Betis Valladolid (youth)
2003–2004 Laguna (youth)
2004–2005 Peña Respuela
2006–2007 Arandina
2007–2008 Atlético Villacarlos
2008–2009 Poli Ejido (youth)
2009–2010 Valladolid (youth)
2010 Valladolid B
2010–2011 Poli Ejido
2011 Villarreal C
2011–2012 Villarreal B
2012–2013 Villarreal
2013–2014 Murcia
2014 Betis
2015–2016 Belenenses
2016–2018 Alcorcón
2018 Udinese
2019–2020 Vitória Setúbal

Football career

Velázquez started training at the age of only 15, being in charge of youth teams in his hometown of Salamanca.[1] His first job as a senior came in 2004, with AD Peña Respuela in the regional leagues.[2]

Velázquez made his debut with the professionals in 2010–11, being appointed at Polideportivo Ejido in the third division. He was fired late into the season, with the Andalusians eventually finishing 14th.

Velázquez then joined Villarreal CF's setup, first being in charge of the C-side. On 24 December 2011, as José Francisco Molina left the reserves for the main squad, he was appointed his successor, thus becoming the youngest person ever to coach a club in the second level, aged 30 years and two months.[3]

On 13 June 2012, following the Yellow Submarine's top-flight relegation – which meant the B's also had to drop down a level even though they finished in 12th position in division two – Velázquez was named first team manager.[4] On 13 January of the following year, following a 1–1 away draw against UD Almería, he was relieved of his duties.[5]

In the following years, Velázquez continued to work in the second tier, being relegated with Real Murcia even though the side finished in fourth position and qualified to the play-offs,[6] and being sacked by Real Betis after only five months in charge.[7][8] During roughly ten months and starting in December 2015, he was in charge of C.F. Os Belenenses in the Portuguese Primeira Liga.[9][10]

Velázquez returned to his country and its second division on 13 October 2016, signing with AD Alcorcón.[11] He eventually managed to steer them out of the relegation zone and also ousted RCD Espanyol in the fourth round of the Copa del Rey, renewing his contract a two further years after the latter achievement.[12]

On 4 June 2018, after narrowly avoiding relegation, Velázquez left Alcorcón.[13] From June–November of the same year he was in charge of Udinese Calcio of the Italian Serie A, being dismissed after only two league wins.[14]

Velázquez returned to the Portuguese top flight in November 2019, being appointed at Vitória F.C. until the end of the season.[15] He left by mutual consent the following 2 July, with the team three points above the relegation zone having not won any of the five games since the resumption of play following the COVID-19 break.[16]

Managerial statistics
As of 30 June 2020[17]
Team Nation From To Record
G W D L Win %
Valladolid B  Spain 1 January 2010 30 June 2010 23 15 3 5 065.22
Poli Ejido  Spain 1 July 2010 15 March 2011 33 11 9 13 033.33
Villarreal C  Spain 1 July 2011 22 December 2011 21 9 5 7 042.86
Villarreal B  Spain 22 December 2011 13 June 2012 24 10 4 10 041.67
Villarreal  Spain 13 June 2012 13 January 2013 22 8 8 6 036.36
Murcia  Spain 10 July 2013 16 June 2014 45 16 18 11 035.56
Betis  Spain 16 June 2014 24 November 2014 16 8 3 5 050.00
Belenenses  Portugal 17 December 2015 6 October 2016 31 10 11 10 032.26
Alcorcón  Spain 13 October 2016 4 June 2018 81 23 28 30 028.40
Udinese  Italy 7 June 2018 13 November 2018 13 2 3 8 015.38
Vitória Setúbal  Portugal 11 November 2019 2 July 2020 21 4 7 10 019.05
Total 330 116 99 115 035.15

References
  1. Gelo, José Manuel (20 July 2014). "Así es Julio Velázquez" [Meet Julio Velázquez] (in Spanish). Vavel. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  2. Mata, Javier (26 October 2012). ""Presión tenía cuando no llegaba a fin de mes"" ["Pressure was when i could not make ends meet"]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  3. Franch, Víctor (24 December 2011). "Julio Velázquez se convierte en el técnico más joven de Segunda" [Julio Velázquez becomes youngest coach in Segunda]. Marca (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  4. "Julio Velázquez coge el timón del Villarreal para ascender" [Julio Velázquez takes reins of Villarreal with promotion in sight]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 June 2012. Retrieved 1 November 2012.
  5. "Julio Velázquez deja de ser entrenador del Villarreal CF" [Julio Velázquez is no longer Villarreal CF coach]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 13 January 2013. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  6. "1–0. El Murcia luchará por el ascenso y el Castilla baja a Segunda B" [1–0. Murcia will fight for promotion and Castilla drop to Segunda B]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 7 June 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  7. Mérida, Javier (17 June 2014). "Velázquez coge el timón" [Velázquez takes the reins]. Diario de Sevilla (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  8. Espina, José A. (25 November 2014). "El Betis echa a Velázquez y le suple Merino a la espera de Mel" [Betis sack Velázquez and replace him with Merino waiting on Mel]. Diario AS (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  9. "Julio Velázquez, nuevo técnico de Os Belenenses" [Julio Velázquez, new manager of Os Belenenses]. Marca (in Spanish). 16 December 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  10. "Julio Velázquez deixa o comando do Belenenses" [Julio Velázquez no longer at the helm of Belenenses]. O Jogo (in Portuguese). 6 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  11. "Julio Velázquez, nuevo entrenador del Alcorcón" [Julio Velázquez, new manager of Alcorcón]. La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 13 October 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  12. "Julio Velázquez renueva por dos temporada [sic] más con el Alcorcón" [Julio Velázquez renews with Alcorcón for two more seasons] (in Spanish). Europa Press. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2018.
  13. "Gracias Julio" [Thanks Julio] (in Spanish). AD Alcorcón. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
  14. "Serie A Udinese, ufficiale: esonerato Velazquez. Nicola nuovo allenatore" [Serie A Udinese, official: Velazquez sacked. Nicola new manager]. Corriere dello Sport (in Italian). 13 November 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2018.
  15. Lopes Pereira, Ricardo (11 November 2019). "José Mourinho e Jorge Jesus atraem Velázquez" [José Mourinho and Jorge Jesus attract Velázquez]. Record (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  16. "Julio Velázquez deja de dirigir al Vitoria [sic] de Setúbal" [Julio Velázquez no longer managing Vitória de Setúbal]. Mundo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  17. Julio Velázquez coach profile at Soccerway
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